§ Ms Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government an in the Regions if local authorities can use Major Repairs Allowance to fund new affordable housing. [4104]
§ Ms KeebleI refer to the answer that I gave in the Housing (London) debate on 3 July 2001,Official Report, column 21WH, which is unfortunately incorrect—the reference to:
extra money through the new Major Repairs Allowance (MRA)should have referred to the overall increase in resources available for housing investment. Where resources are made available for the provision of additional housing by RSLs this must come from authorities' Housing Investment Programme allocations or their own resources. The MRA is being provided to meet the on-going capital costs of maintaining council housing and is essential to delivery of the target to bring all council housing up to a decent standard by 2010.